Forestalled
[fɔ:'stɔ:ld]
Definition
(imp. & p. p.) of Forestall
Editor: Mary
Examples
- I intended to tell you myself, but now he has forestalled me. Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
- But it happened that the manager of the office had a relative who was just completing a similar instrument, and Edison had forestalled him. Rupert S. Holland. Historic Inventions.
- Now you are going to say something about law being the worst wilderness of the two, but I forestall you; remember, I have forestalled you. Jane Austen. Mansfield Park.
- It was a match which Sir Thomas's wishes had even forestalled. Jane Austen. Mansfield Park.
Editor: Mary